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Rotary Transducer

Saturday, 01 April 2006

SpaceAge Control (Palmdale, CA) has released the Series R rotary transducer that provides rotational measurements from 1 to 150 turns. The rugged device uses ThreadSensor™ technology for accurate and repeatable measurements in rotational sensing. Applications include potentiometers, encoders, resolvers, and synchros. Dual and quad redundancy features are available in the same package for failsafe or mission-critical applications.

Other features include FlexSignal™ integrated signal conditioning that allows a variety of electrical outputs including 0-5 VDC, 0-10 VDC, ±5 VDC, ±10 VDC, and 4-20mA. The transducers are environmentally sealed and include a DIN 45326 sealed electrical connector as standard. Various mechanical mounting and shaft sizes are available.

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